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mini causas, ft. c. to state or make good. 
- If See, also, Contestatus, a, urn. 
vONTf.X 5 (con & texo), is, ui, turn, a. 
3. to weave, weave together, interweave, 
entwine, look together, join together, <fcc. 
cvutrXsK'O, trvvinpaivoo. Cic. Villis ovi- 
uin contextis homines vestiuntur. Ti- 
Inill. Amaranthis alba lilia. Tacit. 
Fossam loricamque contexere. Aurel. 
Viet. Duplici ordine naves contexens, 
ft. c. siinul colligans. Valer. Flacc. 
tenui puppes contexere canna, ft. e. to 
construct. Plin. Ep. Vine* unam fa- 
ciem longe lateque contexunt, ft. e. con¬ 
text* praibent. Virg. Equus trabibus 
contextus, framed, pat together, con¬ 
structed. Tibull. Contextus argenlo et 
auro, ft. e. indutus veste contexta ar- 
gento et auro. — Hence, Contextum, 
i, the web still on the loom. Pandect. - 
ir In general, to conned, join, compose, 
devise, contrive, forge. Cic. Neque tam 
facile interrupta contexo, quam absolvo 
instituta. Id. Memoria rerum veterum 
cum superiorum state contexitur. Id. 
Quam festive crimen contexitur ! A. c. 
describitur, et conflngitur. Id. Longi- 
us milii contexere hoc carmen lice- 
ret, A. c. subjungere, attexere, recitare. 
Qaint.il. Cogitatio totam contexit ora- 
tionem, weaves together, frames, connects. 
Id. Verba singula et contexta. Id. Ora- 
tio vincta atque contexta. Senec. li- 
brum. — Also, to add, subjoin. Plin. 
Contexemus et Gallici nar'di remedia, 
in hunc locum dilata. Id. Conteximus 
et de sili, we add, subjoin; or, we speak, 
treat. Id. his plasticem. 
CoNTeXTe (contextus), adverb, connect- 
1 eddy, without interruption, of one piece, 
in a manner connected throughout. Cic. 
Omnia naturali colligatione conserte 
contexteque hunt. 
CoNTeXTIM, adverb, woven together, in- 
2 terwoven, same ,.s Contexte. Plin. 
CONTEXTrS (contexo), onis,f. a weaving 
3 or joining together, arranging closely or 
connectedly, composing. Maerob. Con¬ 
texts et resolu I > numeri octonarii. Id. 
narrationis. A i. .on. Contextio classis. 
CONTeXTOS (Id ), us, m. a weaving or 
platting together, interweaving, connect¬ 
ing closely r Ate. ap. Cic. Pinnarum- 
que contextu corpori tegumenta facie- 
bat. Lucret. Contextum corporum vis 
qureque dissolvit, A. e. texture, contex¬ 
ture, union of the parts. Pandect. Do- 
musjuucta contextu oedificiorum, A. e. 
in a row of houses. —— IT Figur. a con¬ 
nection, scries, construction, order, ar¬ 
rangement, tenor, train. Cic. Mirabilis 
estapud illos contextus reruni, connec¬ 
tion, consistency, harmony. Id. In toto 
quasi contextu orationis, ft. e. in tota 
oratione. Pctron. Contextus fabula- 
mm. Qiuntil, litterarum, ft. c. series et 
ordo, quo in alphabeto disposit* sunt. 
Plin. Luscini® assidue nova loquentes, 
longiore etiam contextu, sc. verborum. 
Quintil. Lenis et fluens contextus. 
Tacit. Ceterorum casus in contextu 
operis dicemus, in the course of the his¬ 
tory, as the history proceeds. Quintil. 
Per partes dissolvitur, quod contextu 
nocet. Pandect. Contextus testamenti, 
/t. c. tota contextio. Id. Uno contextu 
actionis testari oportet, ft. e. nullum 
alienum actuin testamento intermiscen- 
do. Senec. Hispanias a contextu Afri¬ 
ca mare eripuit, from joining with. 
CoVTeXTCS, a, um, particip. from con¬ 
texo. —— If Adj. connected, hanging 
together, cohering, uninterrupted. Quiii- 
til. Circuitus (ft. c. periods) contexto ni- 
tore decurrentes. Id. Ita nec liber est 
impetus, nec cura contexta, ft. e. coha- 
rens, congruens, sibi constans. Cic. 
perpetu® et context® voluptates. 
C6NTICE3 (con & taceo), es, ui, n. 2. 
3 to be silent. Calp. - V Also, to keep 
silence about. Val. Flacc. tantum nefas. 
CoNTICeSCO (Id.), or CoNTICISCS, 
is, ticui, n. 3. to become silent, hold one’s 
peace, keep silence } be hushed or stilled, 
Karuaiyaw, fTtoorraw. Plant. Sed conti- 
ciscam : nam audio aperiri fores. Cic. 
Neque ulla uhquam ®tas de tuis laudi- 
bus conticescet. Id. Conscientia con- 
victus repente conticuit. Ovist. Conti- 
cuere und®, ft. e. murmurrs desivere, 
the waters are husked. Cic. Hum conti- 
cesceret ilia lamentatio, et gemitus ur- 
bis. — Figur. to become stilled, be hushed, 
allayed; to cease. Lie. Conticescebat 
paulatim tumultus, was allayed, ceased. 
Cic. Cumjudiciaconticuissent. Id. Hoc 
studium nostrum conticuit subito. Lev. 
Conticescet furor. 
CoNTICINIUM (conticeo), ii, n. the first 
3 part of the night, or late in the evening 
when all is still. Plant. ——IT Also, apart 
of the night towards morning, between cock- 
crowing and dawn. Censorin. ; (or 
which is also found Conticuum, sc. 
tempos. 
CONTICISCO. See Conticcsco. 3 
CONTICOUM. See Conticinium. 
CoNTIGER (contus & gero), a, um, adj. 
3 bearing a contus, and balancing it upon 
his face, Kovro'birpos. Paulin. JTolan. 
Co.VTIGNa.TI 3 (contigno), onis, f. a 
joisting, raftering, flooring, Jlour, story, 
frame-work. Cws. Turris contignatio. 
Lev. Tn tertiam contignationem sua 
sponte ascendisse, into the third story. 
Auct. B. Alex. Sine contignatione et 
materia sunt ;cdificia. Vit.ruv. Impo- 
nere contignationem, supra earn coaxa- 
tionem, et paviinentum. 
CoNTTGNS (con & tignum), as, avi, 
atuin, a. 1. to join or lay with beams, to 
rafter, joist,floor, <tvv5ok6oj. Cws. Quid- 
quid est contignatuin, cratibus conster- 
nitur. Vitrao. Itinera contignata. 
Plin. In doinibus fores inaxillis balana- 
rum facere, ossibus tecta contignare. 
CoVTIGOe (contiguus), adverb, closely, 
3 immediately. Martian. Capcll. 
CoNTIGOOS (contingo), a, um, adj. 
touching, bounding, bordering on, contig¬ 
uous, adjoining, next, ovvoupr'is. Ovid. 
Pyramus et Thisbe contiguas tenuere 
domos. Plin. Luna contigua monti- 
bus. Tacit. Syri, Armeniique, et con- 
tigui Cappadoces. —— II Also, within 
reach, that may be reached. Virg. Hunc 
ubi contiguum miss® fore credidit 
hast®. 
CONTINeNS, tis, particip. from contineo. 
-II Adj. contiguous, adjoining, adja¬ 
cent, next to, connected with, close upon, 
immediately following, avvexvs- Cic. 
Proximo et continens causa. Id. Mari 
aer continens est. Id. Mare dissimile 
proximo et continent!, to the sea immedi¬ 
ately adjoining. Id. Motus sensui junc- 
tus et continens. Id. Cappadoci® pars 
ea, qu® cum Cilicia continens est, 
which touches upon. Id. Partim sunt 
continentia cum ipso negotio, A. e. al¬ 
ways attached to, inseparable from. Liv. 
Timori malum continens fuit. Justin. 
Ex continenti, sc. tempore, ft. e. immedi¬ 
ately, without delay. So, Pandect. In 
continenti. Cats. Continentibus die- 
bus, on the following days. Pandect. 
Continentia (sc. loca) urbis, the suburbs. 
Id. Continentia Romarn, the suburbs of 
Rome. -II Also, without intermission, 
uninterrupted, successive, continuous, con¬ 
tinued, incessant, unbroken. Cws. Mori- 
ni continentes silvas ac paludes habe- 
bant (though this may also be render¬ 
ed bordering). Id. Continens omnium 
dierum labor. Id. Continentia bella. 
Liv. Continens incendium. Id. agmen, 
unbroken. Id. memoria. Cels. Fe- 
bres continentes sine remissione. Cic. 
Continenti spiritu dicere, with one 
breath. Id. Continentem orationem au- 
dire malo, continued. Sucton. Continens 
scriptura, A. e. not divided into books and 
chapters. Id. Biduo continenti, for two 
successive days. Liv. Imber continens 
per totam noctem. Nepos. Terra con¬ 
tinens, or, Id. Continens (absol.), f. 
the main land, continent; in contradis¬ 
tinction to islands.-II Continens cau¬ 
sa;, the main point, that on which the whole 
hangs or turns, the hinge. Cic. and 
Quintil. - IT Also, Continens, conti¬ 
nent, temperate, moderate in one’s desires, 
sparing, frugal, iyuparfiy. Nepos. Non 
intemperanter concupiscere, quod a plu- 
rimis videas, continentis debet duci. 
Cws. Ne continentior in vita hominum, 
quam in pecunia fuisse videatur. Cic. 
Continentissimi homines. 
CoNTINeNTER (continens), adv. con¬ 
tinually, continuedly, continuously, with¬ 
out intermission, ovvtxa if. Cic. Conti- 
nenter labuntur, et fluunt omnia. 
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Auct.. ad Herenn. Uno spiritu continen 
ter multa dicere, in one breath; without 
drawing breath. Liv. Biduum continen- 
ter lapidibus pluit, for two days togethe^ 
Cic. Ante rem gestam qu® facta” sunt' 
continenter usque ad ipsum negotium’ 
probably, in a row, close together. Ca- 
tull. Continenter sedetis insulsi._! 
IT Also, temperately, moderately. q c 
V ivere parce, continenter, severe so! 
brie. Augustin. Continentissime vi¬ 
vere. 
CoNTINeNTIX (contineo), ®, f. the con¬ 
tents. Maerob. -IT Also, continuity 
proximity. Maerob. -IT Also (which 
is the common use), a checking, restrain¬ 
ing, taming, in particular, of one’s self 
the restraining of one’s desires and. pas¬ 
sions, forbearance, moderation, when 
one, for instance, abstains from that 
which is at his own disposal or choice 
(and in this differing from abstinentia 
disinterestedness, forbearance to take what 
belongs to another). Liv. libidinum. 
Cic. Sic ut nulla conditio pecuniae ab 
suintna integritate continentiaque de- 
duxerit. Id. Conferte hujus libidines 
cum illius continentia, continence, absti¬ 
nence. Id. Valetudo sustentatur conti- 
neutia in victu omni atque cultu, tem¬ 
perance, moderation. Curt. Si hnc con¬ 
tinentia animi ad ultimum vitte perse- 
verare potuisset, in this habit of mildness. 
So, Cres. Nec minus se in milite mo- 
destiam, et continentiam, quam virtu- 
tem atque aniini magnitudinem deside- 
rare, moderation. Ncpos. Neque servo- 
rum quemquam nisi domi natum domi- 
que factum, habuit: quod est signum 
non solum continenti®, sed etiam dili- 
gentis, of frugality and moderation.— 
More generally, any restraining, holding 
in. Sneton. Claud. 32. 
C0NTINE3 (con & teneo), es, tinui,ten- 
tum, a. 2. to hold or keep together, or 
simply, to hold, keep. Cws. Continere 
manipulos ad signa. Id. Copiasincas- 
tris. Cels, se in lectulo. Plin. Vitem 
levi (nodo) continere, to bind, tie up. Id. 
Arida continent odorem diutius, hold, 
retain. Curt. Expeditius manus nos- 
tr® rapiunt, quam continent, keep, re¬ 
tain. Cws. aliquem in officio, to keep. 
Liv. animos sociorum in fide. Cats. 
naves frumentumque ibi, keep, hold. 
Plin. salem sub lingua. — Hence, Con- 
tineri, to be held together, to hold togeth¬ 
er, to hang together. Cic. Partes inter 
se continentur. Id. Oinnes artes qua¬ 
si cognatione quadam inter se conti¬ 
nentur. Id. Firmas autem (membranas 
oculorum fecit), ut continerentur. JVe- 
pos. Ut odio communi contineri vide- 
rentur, be held together, kept in friendship. 
Cic. Pars oppidi mari disjuneta, ponte 
rursus adjungitur et continettir, is con¬ 
nected, joined on. — Also, intransitively, 
sc. se. Cels. Sutura non continet, 
does not hold. Plaut. Utroque commea- 
tus continet, holds together,is continuous, 
continues. — Hence, to shut in, surround, 
encompass. Cws. Vicus montibus undi- 
que continetur. Sueton. Ex insults, 
quibus continebantur. Cic. bestias, to 
pen up, encage. — Also, to hold together, 
h. e. to keep in good order, maintain, 
support. Cic. Nulla res vehementiiB 
remp. continet, quam tides. Id. Cm- 
tas animadversionibus censoriis con- 
tenta fuit. — Also, to keep in, restrain, 
curb, bridle, to check, hold in. Cw. hel- 
Phwdr. ora frenis. Io- 
Cics. Guam 
luas septis. 
lam. pecudem sub tccto. - 
angustissime continere hostem. tels. 
corpus, si profluvio laborat, to check, 
stop. Cic. vocem clamore. Id. risum. 
Virg. gradual, to stop. Plin. ocu los 
animumque. Cic. librum. to vnthliM 
from the public, suppress. Pluedr. ven- 
trem , to bind. Plin. spiritum, to horn 
breath. Cic. Tantum continenda ani- 
ma in dicendo est assecutus, by nolup, 
the breath, by sustaining the voice, u • 
cupiditates. Id. iinguam. Id. insolentmn 
suam. Id. ab omni lapsu teinentaten • 
Id. dicta in aliquein, refrain fram, keep 
one’s self. Id. manus ac tela ab aliquO' 
Id. se ab aliqua re, to abstain, for ■ 
Cic. Contineo me, ne incognito u sse 
Terent. Vix me cor.tineo, 
I can hardly forbear from. Peace 
ar. 
ft. e. 
